Franklin Cultural District: Puppets, movie 4 teens, silent movie Saturday, concerts, drama, winter farmers market and more #artshappenhere

Wednesday, February 22

1:00pm - Mr. Vinny's Shadow Puppets (Franklin Public Library)

1:00pm - Senior Scribblers (writing group) (recording session at Franklin TV studio)

5:30pm - Teen Interactive Movie Screening (Franklin Public Library)

7:00pm - Harriet Tubman: She Came to Slay! –Virtual (Franklin Public Library)

Thursday, February 23

10:30am - Snowflake Sing-Along (Franklin Public Library)

6:00pm - Community Conversations (Franklin Public Library)

6:00pm - Creative Writing Workshop Informational Meeting (Escape Into Fiction) 6:00pm - HeartStopper Book Club (Middle-High School) (Escape Into Fiction)

7:30pm - Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play (ticketed event) (Dean College)

Friday, February 24

5:30pm - KJ's Con (live music) (67 Degrees Brewery)

7:30pm - Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play (ticketed event) (Dean College)

Saturday, February 25

10:00am - Winter Farmers Market (Fairmount Fruit Farm)

10:00am - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

10:30am - Winter Beach Party  (Franklin Public Library)

11:00am - Silent Saturday: The Freshman (free silent movie)  (Franklin Public Library)

11:00am - Yoga in the Taproom (ticketed event) (67 Degrees Brewery)

2:00pm - Highwaymen Concert with Matt York  (Franklin Public Library)

2:00pm - Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play (ticketed event) (Dean College)

5:30pm - Wicked West (live music) (67 Degrees Brewery)

7:30pm - Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play (ticketed event) (Dean College)

8:00pm - Tracy Grammer (with Jim Henry) Concert (ticketed event) (Circle of Friends Coffeehouse)

Sunday, February 26

1:00pm - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

2:00pm - Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play (ticketed event) (Dean College)

Tuesday, February 28

6:00pm - Poetry for the People (open to all) (Escape Into Fiction)

7:00pm - Book Club - Kindred (open discussion) Franklin Public Library)

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The Franklin Art Association Art Gallery remains open for viewing (and purchasing the art displayed) during business hours at Escape into Fiction (Main St, Franklin)

Franklin Art Association Art Gallery

Visit the Cultural District page ->  https://www.franklinculture.org/

Find the full Community event calendar  https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://forms.gle/oPdi8X3ZbHHyrHzo6

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar
The School district calendar is found  https://www.franklinps.net/calendar-by-event-type/26 

Franklin Cultural District: Arts are happening here!

Historical Museum Fights Inflation with Silent Saturdays - Feb 18 & 25, 2023

The Franklin Historical Museum will take a wild and hilarious trip back in time to the heyday of silent films in the 1920s with movies by Harold Lloyd – the great comic genius.  And they will save you money, too.  When Harold Lloyd films were shown in Franklin a century ago, a ticket cost a quarter – but at the Franklin Historical Museum, the showing is FREE.  

If you’ve never experienced the fast-paced and sophisticated humor of the silent era, you are in for a treat at this FREE, all ages show. Kids and adults will be entranced! The Museum opens at 10 AM on Saturday and the film will be shown starting at 11:00 and finishing by about 12:30. The museum closes at 1. 

• Showing on Saturday, Feb. 18, Safety Last!, (73 minutes) a 1923 American silent romantic-comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. It includes one of the most famous images from the silent-film era: Lloyd clutching the hands of a large clock as he dangles from the outside of a skyscraper above moving traffic. 
• Showing Saturday, Feb. 25, The Freshman, (76 minutes) a 1925 American silent comedy film that tells the story of a college freshman trying to become popular by joining the school football team. It stars Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, Brooks Benedict, and James Anderson. It remains one of Lloyd's most successful and enduring films.

Be sure to enjoy these School Vacation week treats!

Historical Museum Fights Inflation with Silent Saturdays - Feb 18 & 25, 2023